Akamai Technologies Inc. Stock Falls 4.3%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Akamai Technologies Inc. slipped 4.3% to $108.99 on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.8% to 7,683.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.7% to 51,481.51.

Akamai Technologies Inc. closed 34.1% short of its 52-week high of $165.45, which the company reached on May 13th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Synopsys Inc. fell 1.9% to $417.61, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 1.0% to $56.75, and Arista Networks Inc. fell 0.79% to $204.92.

Trading volume totaled 8.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.1 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 28, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)